TO: always right….albeit a tad ‘late’
RE: Good Advice — Part 2
“As for having emergency items in your home. Good idea. We should all do that as a matter of course, if for no other reason than for the possibility of natural disasters that can and do happen.” — old soldier, to always right
Someone should tell you about the 10 classes of supply:
1 — Food, self evident [Note: A quart of wheat and 1.7 gallons of water, per day, in a temperate environment.]
2 — Clothing, self evident, but consider all times of the year or wherever you might find yourself
3 — Fuel, self evident for mobility, but also consider fuel for generators and oil lamps
4 — Personal Equipment, special belts, back-packs, sleeping bags, tents, flashlights, etc.
5 — Ammunition, self evident
6 — Personal Demand, cigars, booze, feminine products, toilet paper
7 — Major End Items, vehicles, generators, weapons, radios,
8 — Medical, pills, salves, bandages, equipment, etc.
9 — Repair Parts, things that are used to fix things in category 7.
10 — Civil Demand, shovels, axes, barbed wire, etc.
These are the classes of supply that the military uses to think about all the things they need for an operation. Even just trying to ‘maintain’. You and others would be wise to think in similar terms when trying to figure out just what you might need to survive….either a blizzard or other things where society, as we know it, just isn’t functioning quite up to our normal expectations.
Regards,
Chuck(le)
[Amateurs study tactics. Professional soldiers study logistics. -- Tom Clancy]
